Arch supporter



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Dec. 22, 1936. J, R RlGANDl 2,065,290

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Patented Dec. 22, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT o FFicE 'Appiication May 25, l1935, serial No. 23,363

2 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in the art of shoes and more particularly it pertains to arch supporters for shoes.

It is the primary object of the present invention to provide a new and novel construction of arch supporter for shoes which may be incorporated directly in a shoe at the time of building, or which may be equally adapted to a device separate and apart from the shoe but adapted to be employed therein.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of the afore-mentioned character which is especially adapted to embodiment in ladies shoes particularly where the shank or arch portion is, due to the extreme height of the heel, extraordinarily high. i

Other objects will become apparent as the nature of the invention is better understood and reference will, therefore, be had to the accompanying drawing wherein;

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a lady's shoe of the high heel type showing an arch supporter constructed in accordance with one form of the present invention embodied therein,

Figure 2 is a top plan view ofthe insole of `the shoe shown in Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a bottom plan view of said insole,

Figure 4 is a fragmentary top perspective view thereof,

Figure 5 is'a detail perspective view of an arch supporting pad,

Figure 6 is a transverse sectional view taken substantially on the line 6--6 of Figure 3,

Figure '7 is a similar view with the arch supporting pad in place, and;

Figure 8 is a similar view illustrating the arch supporting pad securing means in place.

In that form of the invention illustrated in Figures 1 to 8, inclusive, in which the invention is illustrated as embodied in a ladys shoe of the high arch' and high heel type, the insole is designated 20. ThisI insole may be formed from any suitable insole material cut -to the proper shape to fit the style or type of shoe in which it is to be employed. y

A member` 2| of relatively thin leather or other suitable material which is shaped substantially as illustrated, is secured to the under or inner face of the insole 20, in any desired manner, but preferably by the stitching 23. This member '2| projects slightly beyond one edge of the insole as illustrated at 24, and as best illustrated in Figures 3, 7 and 8, this portion 24 is curved upwardly` so that it will conform generally to the contour of the inner longitudinal arch of a human foot and this shaping may be accomplished in any desired manner. However,

I prefer to shape the member 2|, in this type of device, by circumfiexing it into the desired shape 5 before it is attached to the insole, and so attaching it to the insole, that it will maintain its circumflexed form after it is secured thereto. Suitable perforations 25 are preferably formed in the insole 20 and the member 2|, and lo other perforations 26 -may be formed in the member 2|. These perforations are not, however, essential to the invention.

A The reference character 2l designates an arch supporting pad formed from any suitable soft compressible material, of which sponge rubber is one very good example. This arch supporting pad is shaped in the desired manner to provide a relatively thick outer portion and a relatively thinner inner portion 29, and when in position in the shoe, the relatively thicker outer portion is adapted to underlie the projecting portion 24 of the member 2|, as best illustrated in Figures 7 and 8. The arch supportingpad 2l may be secured in place by securing it in any desired 25 manner preferably by cementing it to a member formed from relatively thin leather or other suitable material, which in turn may be cemented or otherwise fastened to the insole 2|).

Thusit will be apparent that when the insole 30 is in position within a shoe, the arch supporting pad will be properly positioned to provide the correct support for the inner longitudinal arch kof the foot to which the shoe may be applied.

It is to be understood that the insole 2D may 35 be either the type which is removable with respect to the-shoe, or permanently built therein and furthermore, in lieu of a full insole, a relatively short insole may be employed.

From the foregoing it is apparent that the 40 present invention provides a new and improved arch supporter which may be built either permanently in a shoe or, if desired, may as heretofore described be constructed in the form of a detachable member adapted for use in a shoe and be removably' associated therewith.

While the invention has been disclosed in its preferred form-it is to be understood that vit is not to be limited to the specific construction illustrated and that it may be practiced in other forms within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit thereof.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is; l

1. An arch support for shoes comprising an 56 insole member adapted to be positioned in a shoe, said insole member being shaped to conform to the shank portion of the shoe, an arched member secured to the under face of said insole member and conforming in shape to the inner longitudinal arch of a human foot. said arched member having one'of its side edges extended beyond the adjacent side edge of the insole member, an arch supporting pad cemented to the under face of said arched member, the outer edge of said arch supporting pad extending beyond the adjacent edge of the insole and terminating short of the outer edge of the arched member, and a relatively thin exible member cemented to the arch supporting pad and to the arched member.

2. An arch support for shoes comprising an insole member adapted to be positioned in a shoe,

said insole member being shaped to conform to the shank portion of the shoe, an arched member secured to the under face of the insole member and extending throughout the width thereof, said arched member conforming in shape to the inner longitudinal arch of a human foot and having one of its side edges extended beyond the adjacent side edge of the insole member, an arch supporting pad having a thick portion and a thin portion, and means for securing said arch supporting pad to the under face of the arched member with its thick portion positioned beneath the outer edge portion of the arched member, said securing means comprising a re1atively thin exible member cemented to the arch supporting pad and to the arched member.

JOSEPH RUIG RIGANDI. 

